The move reflects growing political pressure in Germany to tighten deportation policies following a series of high-profile crimes involving rejected asylum seekers.
The situation has been compounded by reports that US State Department has disbanded key coordination offices involved in the resettlement and integration of Afghan refugees.
Humanitarian agencies warn that the current surge in returns could push Afghanistan into another humanitarian crisis if immediate assistance is not provided.
According to the authorities, approximately 50,000 Afghan nationals have returned to the country via Spin Boldak since the beginning of April.
In total, Pakistan has hosted over 2.8 million Afghan refugees who crossed the border during 40 years of conflict in their homeland.
The list of "safe countries of origin", which includes Bangladesh, Colombia, India, Kosovo, Morocco, Egypt and Tunisia, can be expanded or reviewed over time.
The organization stressed the importance of providing maternity services at the borders and noted that all of these newborns were delivered in good health.
Muttaqi voiced his disapproval during a meeting with Pakistan’s Chargé d’affaires to Afghanistan, Obaidur Rehman Nizamani.
The ministry stated that Afghan refugees are also being illegally arrested in their homes, shops, and markets in Pakistan, and then taken to prison before being...
Pakistan has granted Afghan migrants, both undocumented and those holding ACC cards, a deadline of March 31 to voluntarily leave the country.
The migrants include people from Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Uzbekistan and Vietnam, according to Panama's president, Jose Raul Mulino, who has...
“We have noted the remarks made by the Afghan Charge d’ Affaires in Islamabad, about Pakistan’s Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan,” the foreign office said.
Since September 15, 2023, at least 824,568 individuals have returned to Afghanistan while two percent (18,577) of this total has returned since January 2025, the IOM...
The White House and the U.S. State Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
After receiving humanitarian aid, these individuals were transferred to their original locations in Afghanistan.
Trump's move to freeze resettlement of Afghans will show enemies like ISIS that 'the US abandons its allies'
Pakistan has told them to move to other regions in the country, primarily Rawalpindi, because of the embassies and refugee agencies based there
The Afghans, including many children, arrived in the Philippines on January 6. Details of their numbers and location were kept secret by US and Philippine officials
The letter calls on Trump and congressional leaders to continue funding the resettlement of at-risk Afghans and their families
Richard Bennet also called on UN member countries to increase financial assistance and other aid to help support migrants
